"' The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. ... 9) They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea." - Isaiah 11:6, 9.
by Leonard V Johnson
As we get ever closer to the glorious and powerful return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, an “Interfaith Gospel” is increasing in popularity.
In regard to God’s kingdom, this “interfaith” gospel’s focus is on a heart-level transformation, which they claim matches Jesus’ teaching that the kingdom of God is “inside you” and lived out through personal righteousness. It views the kingdom as God’s kingship exercised in believers today, not in a future government.
According to sources such as the “Interfaith Gospel Movement,” there’s a quiet surge in a grassroots spiritual movement that echoes those inner-faith ideas, especially among younger people seeking encounters outside of the traditional churches. Data from 2025 shows a spiritual “awakening” beyond the conventional walls, driven by Gen Z’s desire for “genuine experience.” Insider movements ── faith communities that stay within their cultural contexts, all the while claiming worship of Jesus ── are increasing and expanding. Including tent revivals in small-town America, booming in 2026, offering raw “back-to-the-basics” worship that draws thousands upon thousands. 1
Well… in truth, the LORD God is only “calling” a relative few in this present evil age (see our article, “Are You Being Called by God?”). Yet, the LORD God will call others in the ‘age to come’ (see our sermon, “Salvation OFFERED To All”).
Our beloved apostle, Jude, wrote under inspiration that true Christians are “to contend earnestly for the faith which was ONCE FOR ALL delivered to the saints.” And even then, between 68 and 70 AD, Apostle Jude was warning us that “certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for THIS CONDEMNATION, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and DENY THE ONLY LORD GOD [God the Father] AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.” – Jude 1:3-4.
They would rather instead believe that the Holy Spirit is a third God. True Christians know and believe that God (the Elohim), at this present moment, is a family of two ── God the Father and God the Son. Yet, as stated by our Lord Jesus, He was in perfect unity and agreement with His Father (cf. Matthew 26:39; John 5:19; 10:30). Also, true Christians know and believe that the kingdom of God is a future establishment of His government upon the Earth (cf. Matthew 25:31-34; Revelation 21:1-4; Psalm 47:7-8; 103:19).
It’s important to add here a person who was certainly teaching a false gospel and became a 2nd-century theologian, Marcion of Sinope. He was born around 85 AD in Sinope, Pontus (modern Turkey). He began teaching that “the God of the New Testament was a God of love compared to the vengeful Old Testament God.” He also “claimed that Paul was the only true apostle.” He published his own canon of ten Pauline letters and an edited “Gospel of Luke.” His teachings sparked a sizeable sect in his day. Today, few church groups ‘openly’ follow Marcion’s teachings, yet many echo his dualistic emphasis by highlighting New Testament love and downplaying the Old Testament. The dualistic view continues to surface today in some “interfaith Christian” circles that stress that “the kingdom of God is in one’s heart,” and there’s a New Testament love all the while downplaying Old Testament justice. Additionally, he taught against “the faith which was ONCE FOR ALL delivered to the saints,” he taught against the holy Sabbath, and he taught against ── as stated ── the soon-coming Millennial reign of God’s kingdom on Earth. 2 On those three points, elements of Marcion’s teachings show up in today’s interfaith-leaning Christian circles, where there’s often a tendency to highlight New Testament love and downplay Old Testament law.
Even then, soon after 49 AD, the Apostle Paul was warning that people were turning aside to a false gospel ──
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to A DIFFERENT GOSPEL, 7) which is not another [meaning that this false gospel had been around awhile]; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8) But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9) As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” – Galatians 1:6-9.
Brethren, as far as living in a growing “interfaith” world, God’s living word teaches us that we “should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting” – Ephesians 4:14. We are to be “steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord” – 1 Corinthians 15:58. We are to patiently endure, despite the changes all about us.
“’ And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.’” – Mark 13:13.
“Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” – Revelation 14:12.
God’s living word does not promote “The Benedict Option.” A phrase popularized by Rod Dreher’s 2017 proposal that Christians build intentional, resilient communities ── what he calls ‘exile in place’ ── to preserve their faith and beliefs amid an increasingly secular culture. Dreher argues that Christians should build resilient communities ── churches, schools, and families ── that model monastic beliefs so that their faith can thrive among a dominant secular culture. He isn’t calling for literal monasteries, but rather a ‘monastic paradigm’ where ora et labora, prayer and work, can shape daily life as a foretaste of the kingdom of God ── echoing St. Benedict’s ancient model of communal living. 3
Now, for several years there’s been a lot of “reconciling” discussions concerning the Roman Catholic Church and the daughter Protestant churches. Despite the fact that there’s a whole trough full of theological matters they disagree upon, they are seeking closer unity.
God’s living eternal word warns against this type of ecumenical unity that the Vatican desires. The type of unity they are desiring is not biblical. It results in idolatry and hero worship. In the near future, a final false prophet ── a final Roman Catholic Church pope ── speaking pompous words, who will have two horns like a lamb, but will speak as a dragon, will popularize Catholicism to such a degree, that nearly everyone alive will want to unite with Catholicism ──
“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way [meaning, those who believe in this false religion of Satan, they’ll continue to do so until ‘he is taken out of the way’ ── this son of perdition]. 8) And then the lawless one [the wicked one] will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.”
So, in the end-time, despite all the chaos that’s taking place, there will arise a “holy” man who in the end actually claims that he is God! In the Bible, in the Book of Revelation, he is called the great false prophet.
9) The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10) and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11) And FOR THIS REASON God will [and I believe He has already] send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12) that they all may be [judged] who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12.
And as far as this end time “interfaith” ── and I’m sure you’ve seen bumper stickers ── true Christians are warned to “’ Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues’” – Revelation 18:4.
“DO NOT be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15) And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
16) And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God.” – 2 Corinthians 6:14-16.
True Christians are not of this world; we are sanctified, we are set apart ── we are hated because we are not of the world – John 17:9-23.
We boldly and faithfully proclaim to you the true Gospel of Christ ── rightly preaching the kingdom of God and rightly teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence. □
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1 Amazon.com, 10 Sept. 2026.
2. Ibid., 1.
3. Ibid., 1.
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